August 27, 2014 - Pikes Peak Regional Building Department

Pikes Peak Regional Building Department
2880 International Circle
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80910
REGIONAL BUILDING COMMISSION MINUTES
August 27, 2014
3:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chairman Val Snider, Colorado Springs City Council
Dennis Hisey, El Paso County Commissioner
Tyler Stevens, Green Mountain Falls Mayor Pro Tem
MEMBERS ABSENT:
None
OTHERS PRESENT:
Mr. Henry Yankowski, Regional Building Official
Mr. Roger Lovell, Director of Building Operations
Mr. Todd Welch, Regional Building Counsel
Mr. Jay Eenhuis, Chief Plans Examiner
Ms. Mindy Stuemke, Permit Counter Supervisor
Ms. Linda Gardner, Executive Administrative Assistant
PROCEEDINGS:
Chairman Val Snider called the meeting to order at 3:04 p.m.
1.
CONSIDERATION OF JUNE 25, 2014 MINUTES
A motion was made by Dennis Hisey to APPROVE the June 25, 2014 Building Commission
Minutes as written, seconded by Val Snider; the motion carried unanimously.
2.
PUBLIC COMMENT
a) Housing and Building Association Report
Marla Novak, Housing and Building Association, appeared and gave a presentation
regarding the Parade of Homes Show this month.
3.
ADVISORY BOARD REPORT
Roger Lovell stated Advisory Board Chairman Michael McShea was unable to attend the
Building Commission Meeting today, but the August 20, 2014 Advisory Board Meeting
consisted of the same reports that will be given during the Building Commission meeting today.
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4.
BUILDING OFFICIAL REPORTS
a) Financial Statement for July 2014
Henry Yankowski presented the financial statement for the month of July 2014. He said the
current operating balance is $4,620,890.77, with a budget of $13,737,105.00. He said the
cash balance is 33.64 as a percent of budget. Mr. Yankowski said the current month
revenue was $1,335,129.73, and total year-to-date revenue was $8,075,995.75. He said the
expenditures were $1,099,884.51, which resulted in a net gain of $235,245.22, for the
month of July. Mr. Yankowski said the total year-to-date expenditures were $7,712,532.85,
which resulted in a total year-to-date gain of $363,462.90. He stated RBD bought four fleet
vehicles in July, in a continuing effort to use vehicles that are more economical and get
better mileage. He stated RBD’s IT Department is currently programming the BDA system
so RBD can collect use tax for Green Mountain Falls through the permitting process.
b) Building Report for July 2014
Mindy Stuemke presented the Building Report for the month of July, 2014. She said there
were 180 detached house permits issued in July, which is a decrease of 32.33 percent from
last year. Ms. Stuemke said there were 9 townhouses permitted, which is a decrease of
40.00 percent from last year. She said there were 189 single-family houses permitted, which
is a 32.74 percent decrease from this same time last year. She said there were 29
commercial building permits issued in July, which is an increase of 11.54 percent. Ms.
Stuemke said the total valuation of permits issued in July was $8,620,443.00, which is a
decrease of 87.46 percent; and the total valuation of permits issued to date in 2014 is
$1,214,972,679.00, which is a decrease of 2.41 percent. She said there have been 168
single-family permits in August. She said RBD is averaging 550 phone calls and 120 walkthroughs per day at the Front Counter.
c) Plan Review Report for July 2014
Jay Eenhuis presented the Plan Report for the month of July 2014. He said there were 185
single family plans, which is a decrease of 33.5 percent over this same time last year; 151
residential alteration plans, which is an increase of 15.3 percent; 25 new commercial plans,
which is an increase of zero percent; 137 commercial alterations plans, which is an increase
of 5.4 percent; and 64 all other plans, which is an increase of 326.7 percent, for a total of
562 plans, which is a decrease of 2.9 percent over this same time last year. He stated there
were four permits in July with a valuation that exceeded $3 million, including two
apartment buildings at LaBella Vita (Powers and Briargate), and a large church addition in
Woodland Park. He said there were 132 electronic submittals in July 2014, including 8 new
single family plans. Roger Lovell stated RBD has issued approximately 8,400 reroofing
permits this year.
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Jack Arrington stated the mechanical/plumbing inspectors are doing approximately 250 to
300 inspections per day, or approximately 20 inspections per day per inspector.
Henry Yankowski stated there have been some staff changes at RBD, and Terry Brunette
has moved into the Community Relations Department to take advantage of his expertise in
that area. He stated John Welton was a building inspector and has moved into the Chief
Building Inspector position. John Welton gave a presentation regarding new procedures he
is implementing as the Chief Building Inspector. He stated the building inspectors are doing
approximately 23 building inspections per day per inspector, and he has 15 inspectors. He
stated they are averaging 29 roofing inspections per day per roofing inspector. Mr.
Yankowski suggested that the Building Commission and the HBA work together on a field
trip for the Building Commissioners to go out with RBD staff to do inspections, which will
give the Commission a better understanding of the inspection process.
5.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
There was no Unfinished Business to discuss.
6.
NEW BUSINESS
a) Amended Budget
Henry Yankowski gave a presentation regarding the 2014 Amended Budget for the Pikes
Peak Regional Building Department. He said the Budget amounts to $14,109,380 which
represents an increase of $372,274 from the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget of $13,737,105 but
still represents a decrease from the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget of $391,201.
Mr. Yankowski stated the increases are due to the following:
1.
May hail storm that damaged as many as 14,000 homes and businesses, according
to the local roofing contractors, producing 8415 reroof permits YTD. This increased
both revenues and expenses for overtime and contract services associated with the timely
performance of the necessary reroof inspections.
2.
Replacement of worn atrium furniture and some office furniture that was brought
from 101 Costilla when RBD moved to the RDC.
3.
Replacement of computer hardware, with far more energy efficient equipment,
continuing RBD’s demand side management in conjunction with renewable energy
production.
4.
Extremely cold winter delayed completion of the 101 Costilla renovation project
and installation of the solar array on the west side of the RDC property. Payments for
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completion were pushed from 2013 into 2014 and the 2014 increases will be reflected as
expenditure decreases in the 2013 final statement.
5.
Higher activity than initially projected within the City of Woodland Park creating
greater revenue and a higher in-progress inspection demand.
Mr. Yankowski said the Amended Budget proposes no fee increases, no salary increases,
and is anticipated to produce a $324,751 gain by year end.
A motion was made by Dennis Hisey to APPROVE the Pikes Peak Regional Building
Department 2014 Amended Budget, seconded by Tyler Stevens; the motion carried
unanimously.
7.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
a) Proposed Work Session with the Building Commissioners
Henry Yankowski stated RBD staff would like to schedule a time to have a work session
with the Building Commissioners to see what they would like to see RBD do in the future.
The Commission suggested doing the work session the same day as the September 24, 2014
Building Commission Meeting, and suggested that the work session be scheduled as a lunch
meeting at 1:00 p.m. at RBD.
Henry Yankowski stated he attended the City Council Meeting yesterday and the storm
water issue was discussed. He stated he would like to thank our Building Commissioners
for the way they work together with RBD for the greater good of the community.
8.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
There were no Executive Session requests.
The meeting adjourned at 4:11 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Henry W. Yankowski
Regional Building Official
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